Junior CAD PCB Technician
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 17, 2026. MDA Space scores B on the Alion truth index.
Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The global MDA Space team of more than 5,500 space experts has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission - bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there. For more information, visit www.mda.space.
Role:
Your role as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designer will be to support all the layout activities of rigid and flex PCB designs using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool. You will work under the supervision of highly-skilled engineers, senior technicians and technologists. You will interact with manufacturing, mechanical and electrical engineers to design highly-reliable PCB’s used in Aerospace applications.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of a senior CAD technologist,
- Supports design professionals to draft printed circuit board schematics.
- Assists CAD librarian in the administration of parts symbols, footprints and database entries.
- Creates PCB layer stack-ups that meet all design requirements.
- Places and routes components ensuring that all electrical and physical specifications meet the specific PCB design requirements.
- Works with interface constraints set by Mechanical Engineers to develop optimal layouts.
- Interfaces with Manufacturing Engineers to ensure that all IPC standards and MDA design for manufacturing requirements and assembly are met.
- Reworks PCB designs when design changes occur and assists the professional designers with ideas to resolve issues.
- Assists with the generation of drawings and documentation to manufacture and assemble the PCBs.
Required Qualifications:
- AEC or DEC in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Good understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.
Preferred Skills
- Some experience with EDA (Electronic Design Automation) CAD Layout design tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition (preferred), Cadence Allegro, PADS Layout, Altium, OrCAD, etc.
- Experience with multilayer board designs.
- Ability to interface and clearly communicate with many different technical disciplines.
- Ideally fluent in French and English (Contact with customers outside Quebec).
Special Considerations:
Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).
We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.
We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.
MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.
MDA is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.